Hayley Williams' Gear
At 2:45 in this live video you can see Hayley playing the Nord Electro 4. She uses a basic Piano voice on it, and only plays it on "Last Hope" and "When It Rains".
Sennheiser sponsored Paramore's singer, Hayley Williams, uses Sennheiser's EM2050 microphone, according to Sennheiser's artist page.
Sennheiser sponsored Paramore's singer, Hayley Williams, uses Sennheiser's SR2050 IEMs, according to Sennheiser's artist page.
Hayley Williams of Paramore is shown using the Atlas Low-Profile Mic Stand in a photo taken in Nashville on May 17, 2015. This stand has been part of her setup since the release of the album "Riot!" and is noted for its low-profile ebony design.
During this live performance of "Why We Ever" you can see Hayley Williams playing her Wurlitzer 200A.
In this photo, Hayley Williams can be seen using a Telefunken 251.
If you zoom in on the photo, you can see multiple guitar picks in a guitar pick holder on the body of the guitar. When zooming in, you can see that the picks are yellow, and have the Dunlop logo. Dunlop .73mm standard picks.
In this video (studio footage for a cover of "Decode", broadcasted live on radio) at 0:12, Hayley Williams can be seen using an Electro-Voice RE20.
In this video (studio footage for "Misery Business") at 0:02, Hayley Williams can be seen recording on a Rode Classic II.
In this video (studio footage for "Just a Lover"), Hayley Williams can be seen recording on what looks like an 87-style Neumann (the reason we know it's not a U89 is because the shockmount looks like the Z48, a very distinctive shockmount, which doesn't fit the U89). The most common 87-style Neumann is the U87ai, but it could also be a vintage U87 (not as common), a U67 (somewhat rare), a U77 (very rare) or an M269 (very rare).
In this video (studio footage for "Just a Lover"), Hayley Williams can be seen using the Beyerdynamic DT 770s.
In this photo, Hayley Williams can be seen using a Shure SM7B.
In this photo, Hayley Williams can be seen using the ATH M50x.
Hayley Williams is clearly seen using Pro Tools during a studio session.
A photo sourced from Paramore’s fan forum on Reddit shows Hayley recording a song with a tobacco burst Gibson Les Paul Standard.
In this photo from 08 or 07, Hayley is seen playing the Korg X3 in a performance.
Hayley is seen playing the Akai pro 61 In this instagram video of her playing her song “ego death at a bachelorette party”
Hayley Williams uses the Peavey Special 130 amplifier, as evidenced by a photo from her website detailing the gear she will be using for the EDAABP tour.
A photo from Hayley Williams' website shows the Neural DSP Quad Cortex, indicating that she will be using it during the EDAABP tour.
On the opening night of Hayley’s edaabp tour, she played a Gibson Les Paul Jr Doublecut
in this photo, hayley can be seen playing a mustang. she plays it during the song "I won't quit on you"
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